On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:04:34 + (UTC)
BlueMM wrote:
> John Smith writes:
> > 2009/9/23 BlueMM :
> > > I think the preferred attribution scheme is to use source=gps as that is
> > > what the actual source is & survey is ambiguous with proper survey
> > > equipment.
> >
> > No, source=survey
2009/9/23 BlueMM :
> Seriously, I think most on this list know the wiki isn't some authority on
> OSM,
> it's editable by anyone (even I added the source:name/ref tags to Map
> Features).
> When I used to read the Talk lists (now contains too many posts) some of the
> serious OSM contributors dis
John Smith writes:
> 2009/9/23 BlueMM :
> > I think the preferred attribution scheme is to use source=gps as that is
> > what the actual source is & survey is ambiguous with proper survey
> > equipment.
>
> No, source=survey isn't ambiguous at all it's spelt out clearly on the
> map features pa
2009/9/23 Stephen Hope :
> There is no distinction between gps (accuracy +/- 5-10m) and a
> theodolite (or whatever they use these days) survey - accuracy +/-
> 2-3cm). The argument goes that we should leave the survey tag for
> real surveys, and use gps for gps based ones. This comes up in the
2009/9/23 John Smith :
>
> No, source=survey isn't ambiguous at all it's spelt out clearly on the
> map features page:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features#Annotation
>
Actually, that is ambiguous - or rather incomplete. It says "gpx
track or other physical survey"
There is no dis
2009/9/23 BlueMM :
> I think the preferred attribution scheme is to use source=gps as that is what
> the actual source is & survey is ambiguous with proper survey equipment.
No, source=survey isn't ambiguous at all it's spelt out clearly on the
map features page:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wi
Ross Scanlon writes:
> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:03:08 +1000
> John Smith wrote:
[[snip]]
> > I came to the conclusion that putting streets in, even without names
> > is very valuable because other people with local knowledge can fill in
> > the blanks without needing a GPS, at least that's how it'd
On 18/09/2009, at 10:03 PM, John Smith wrote:
> As for roundabouts, they're a bit of hassle and I'd love for JOSM to
> do it better but any way as things are I either draw a square and then
> add mid points between the 4 corners to turn it into a roundabout, or
> I draw a triangle and hit shift+o,
On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:03:08 +1000
John Smith wrote:
> 2009/9/18 Lindley Bowers :
> > I spent a bit of time driving around Gatton the other day. There are
> > some roads there now and because it was night, I didn't catch many
> > street names. This is the first town I've done from scratch so I
>
2009/9/18 Lindley Bowers :
> I spent a bit of time driving around Gatton the other day. There are
> some roads there now and because it was night, I didn't catch many
> street names. This is the first town I've done from scratch so I
> don't know if I've done ok or done a royal mess. Anyway, I'm b
I spent a bit of time driving around Gatton the other day. There are
some roads there now and because it was night, I didn't catch many
street names. This is the first town I've done from scratch so I
don't know if I've done ok or done a royal mess. Anyway, I'm being
bugged by the roundabo
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